Plural of slump
regular plural
The plural of slump is slumps.
Forms of slump
| Singular | slump /slʌmp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | slumps |
| Countable | countable |
Slumps in a sentence
- Every few seconds, another one slumps and splays on the eld.2009, A. J. Jacobs, My Life as an Experiment. From the entry splayer
- It could wind up making slumps deeper and recoveries more difficult — and that's no joke.1992, Alan S. Blinder, Business Week, numbers 3268-3272. From the entry yuk
- Slumps and sediment gravity flow could signify steepening of the slope resulting from tectonic downbowing of the continental margin.1997, A. E. M. Nairn, A. S. Alsharhan, Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology of the Middle East. From the entry downbow
- A catstep is a narrow, back-tilted terrace or bench on a grassy slope, formed when a hillside slumps beneath its own weight.2011, Barry Lopez, Debra Gwartney, Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape. From the entry catstep
- Footpadded and austere, a temperance leader, he slumps in torpid reverie over a sea of blistering dunes, yet easily is tamed, the Britannica says, because he's stupid.2015, Jonathan F. S. Post, A Thickness of Particulars: The Poetry of Anthony Hecht, →ISBN. From the entry footpadded
Meaning of slump
- verb To collapse heavily or helplessly.
- verb To decline or fall off in activity or performance.
- verb To slouch or droop.
Questions about the plural of slump
- What is the plural of slump?
- The plural of slump is slumps.
- Is slump countable?
- Slump is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: slump (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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